Ordinary Afghans and critics on Saturday strongly criticized the Afghan government’s security strategy as the Taliban take over two provincial capitals within the span of only two days. They said that the so-called public uprising forces have not played any crucial role in repulsing the Taliban’s military advancement towards major cities and strategic locations. Footage on social media shows dozens […]

Taliban fighters on Sunday took over government buildings in two provincial capitals, Kunduz and Sar-e Pol, bringing to four the number of capitals in Afghanistan that the insurgent group has seized in the last three days. On Saturday, the Taliban captured Sheberghan, the capital of Jowzjan province, and on Friday, Zaranj, the capital of Nimruz, fell “without a fight,” according […]

An Afghan Air Force pilot was killed by a bomb in Kabul on Saturday, officials said, in an attack claimed by the Taliban. The pilot, Hamidullah Azimi, died when a sticky bomb attached to his vehicle detonated, officials said, adding that five civilians were wounded in the explosion. Azimi was trained to fly U.S.-made UH60 Black Hawk helicopters and had […]

Afghan commandos have launched a clearance operation in Kunduz city to push back the Taliban, the Defense Ministry said. According to the ministry, commandos have already cleared the General Raziq Square in the city and the offices of Afghan National Radio and Television (RTA).

Due to spiking violence, an estimated 330,000 Afghans have been displaced since January; civilian casualties continue to rise. A stalled diplomatic process and growing insecurity in Afghanistan will likely prompt large-scale forced migration to neighboring countries. As the U.S. troop withdrawal proceeds, the U.S. is expanding its plans for temporary accommodations for Afghan special immigrant visa applicants and their families. […]

Kabul was rocked by a massive car bomb and gunfire near the “Green Zone,” on Tuesday, close to the Defense Minister’s home and foreign embassies. No group has yet claimed responsibility, but as the only group believed to be capable of such an attack, many believe the Taliban is the perpetrator. In a show of support for the Afghan government […]

The corporate media was forced to admit the obvious by early July. Even before U.S. troops left Afghanistan, the reactionary Islamist Taliban that their invasion overthrew had retaken huge swaths of the country. After 20 years and over $2 trillion spent, Washington faced a massive failure with nothing to show for it but death and destruction. What apologists for U.S. […]

Taliban militants have captured parts of Sheberghan city, capital of Jawzjan province, local officials confirmed Saturday evening. According to sources, the Taliban seized control of the provincial governor’s office, police headquarters, the provincial headquarters of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), and Jawzjan prison. On Saturday evening, clashes between the Afghan National Defense and Security (ANDSF) and the insurgents were […]

Military officials are to review the rejected relocation bid of an Afghan translator after the Daily Mail provided crucial documents in his favour. Latif Hottak, 36, was denied the right to come to the UK because the Ministry of Defence said he had been dismissed from his job as an interpreter in January 2011. But salary records handed to the […]

The hourslong raid, which killed eight people, targeted a top military official’s home near Kabul’s fortified green zone. The Taliban claimed responsibility on Wednesday for an attack on the home of a top military official in Kabul that killed eight people, highlighting the insurgents’ ability to strike in the heart of the Afghan capital as they continue their sweeping military […]